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Chapter 887: The Most Useless Man is Obsessed with Women
After the Duel ended, he collected and organized his cards before putting them into the System Warehouse. Hayato walked towards Kobayashi Hiroyuki, who was lying face down on the ground after being hit by Little Blue.
Shortly after the Duel began, Hayato had recognized that the Mysterious Person was none other than his Father, Kobayashi Hiroyuki. Besides his voice and size, the actions Kobayashi Hiroyuki unintentionally made during the Duel were also reasons Hayato could recognize him.
Not to mention, the enchanting movement Kobayashi Hiroyuki made when reaching out to point at a monster as the target of a card effect felt so natural to Hayato that he wouldn't have been surprised if he shouted "ZA WARUDO!" the next moment.
Hayato's ability to recognize Kobayashi Hiroyuki was entirely thanks to his strong deduction ability and the identification by the Dragonmaids who had previously followed Kobayashi Hiroyuki. It had absolutely nothing to do with Little Blue's identification, especially since she often dumped core cards into the Graveyard, preventing field setup, which frequently earned her glares from Kobayashi Hiroyuki.
"Wahaha, Little Blue is indeed invincible!" Little Blue tossed the stick in her hand aside and laughed proudly with her hands on her waist. As the Duel ended, she disappeared. Hayato also squatted down and flipped over Kobayashi Hiroyuki, who had a visibly large bump on his head, finding that he had fallen unconscious.
Although he had minimized the damage caused by the Dark Game as much as possible, and even the damage from the final blow was just enough to clear Kobayashi Hiroyuki's Life Points without overflowing, a Dark Game is still a Dark Game.
Changing the loser's original fate of death to unconsciousness was the limit Hayato could achieve. Although he had many questions, if Kobayashi Hiroyuki remained unconscious, Hayato wouldn't be able to get any information from him.
Although he could use Millennium Items like the Millennium Rod in his hand to forcefully awaken an unconscious person, doing so would definitely have an influence on the affected person. Hayato felt that doing so would be wrong.
Thinking this, Hayato stood up and saw Hiroya Misawa lying in the same direction as Kobayashi Hiroyuki. The Millennium Wheel of Wisdom, which he had just put back in his pocket, was taken out by Hayato again.
Hayato approached, and Kaiba, who was squatting beside Hiroya Misawa, caught a glimpse of golden light behind him out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head and saw Hayato holding the Millennium Wheel of Wisdom in his hand. He stood up and made some space for Hayato.
At the same time, he said, "I seem to have an impression of this person named Hiroya Misawa." "Huh? Didn't you say that people you defeated weren't worthy of being remembered by you?" The Millennium Wheel of Wisdom acted as a transit station, channeling the magic power from the Millennium Rod into Hiroya Misawa, who was lying unconscious with his eyes rolled back. As the magic power was poured in, a faint golden symbol of the Eye of Udjat appeared on his forehead. Hayato said to Kaiba with some surprise.
"Hmph, I didn't say I remembered him because of Duel Monsters." Kaiba gave a cold snort arrogantly, his face showing memories. "Around this time last year, I attended an international science research summit that crossed the New Year's Eve. I think I saw this person in the Elevator back then."
"He introduced himself and said he had a research subject that KaibaCorp would definitely be interested in. The research direction seemed to be about the mass-energy conversion of unknown energy within Duel Monsters cards, saying that once this research subject was conquered, it would definitely become a great deed that would influence the Future for decades or even hundreds of years."
Saying this, Kaiba shrugged. "But I wasn't very interested in that kind of thing. At that time, I was still planning the Battle City tournament. Compared to researching the unknown energy within cards, I was more concerned with taking the Three Egyptian God Cards from you and Marik."
The more Hayato listened to Kaiba, the more strange his expression became. "Let me interrupt you first. Between the New Year's Eve summit and the self-introduction in the Elevator, you didn't tell him to wait for you on the Rooftop for fifteen minutes while you went off to sleep with other female scientists, did you?"
"Hmph, the most useless man is obsessed with women. I am going to become the World's Strongest Duelist. Women are troublesome."
Kaiba's chin lifted slightly, looking quite proud. "Do you think I'm you, Hayato Kobayashi? Many industries in Domino City have already been acquired by KaibaCorp. I am quite aware that whenever it's a rest day, you don't think about further increasing your Duel Skill Level, but instead always ask Ishizu Ishtar, who doesn't look like she knows how to Duel much, to go to the cinema, amusement park, and..." "Cough, cough, skip this topic. And you're not much better. Saying women are troublesome while holding the Blue-Eyes White Dragon card all day, what's the difference from being obsessed with women?" Hayato coughed twice, deliberately interrupting Kaiba, and looked again at Hiroya Misawa, who hadn't woken up yet. "So, this guy is essentially a scientist too?"
"That's right." Kaiba turned his head and glanced at Hiroya Misawa. The Eye of Udjat on his forehead was gradually fading and disappearing as Hayato withdrew the dark magic power.
Although he was using a Millennium Item to awaken the opponent, it wasn't a forceful awakening. While Hayato could do that, it would turn the possibility of damage to memory or thought into a certainty. Although Hiroya Misawa had the intention to kill Kaiba when he attacked him earlier, Hayato was always lenient. At least, until he got some actual information from Hiroya Misawa, Hayato wouldn't let him become an idiot.
Putting away the Millennium Wheel of Wisdom, Hayato squatted down beside Hiroya Misawa, then slapped him across the face without hesitation.
"!?" Next moment, Hiroya Misawa, with a red handprint on his face, suddenly sat up, looking completely confused. "What happened?!"
He turned his head and saw Hayato and Kaiba, both with "kind" expressions.
"Yo, you're awake, Uncle." Hayato held a sharp blade drawn from the Millennium Rod, gesturing with it in the air, threatening Hiroya Misawa. At the same time, he imitated the tongue-clicking sound he remembered from Yakuza. "Be honest and confess everything you know. My blade is coated with a deadly poison that kills upon contact with blood. Don't get burned by my sharp blade."
As he spoke, Hayato even licked the blade, his overly idiotic behavior causing Kaiba to subtly move his feet and put some distance between himself and Hayato.
However, contrary to Hayato's expectation, although his performance looked like it couldn't possibly scare the previously arrogant Hiroya Misawa, he had already prepared to release Gaia and the others to give the opponent a "Strong Man Lock" with their materialized spirits if Hiroya Misawa didn't cooperate.
But Hiroya Misawa said somewhat panic-stricken, "I, I understand, I'll tell you everything you ask!"
"But, but I'm just a regular assistant at a research institute. Even if you want to ask me for some secret message, I don't know anything."
To be honest, Hiroya Misawa's reaction surprised both Hayato and Kaiba.
"I feel like this guy doesn't recognize us?" Hayato turned his head and looked at Kaiba, who also nodded.
"No, no, I do recognize Mr. Kaiba. Although I don't know if he remembers me, at a New Year's Eve science research summit last year..."
"You don't need to continue that part, I've already heard it." Hayato waved his hand, interrupting Hiroya Misawa. He stared into Hiroya Misawa's eyes, which were looking at him with a confused expression. The confusion in his eyes didn't seem fake, as if he genuinely didn't know what was happening right now.
"You really don't know what happened?" Hayato, still not convinced, asked again, and picked up Hiroya Misawa's Duel Disk that he had "conveniently" taken just now. "Just now, you attacked us with this."
Looking at the Duel Disk in Hayato's hand, Hiroya Misawa had a strange expression. "This is a Duel Disk? But this isn't mine either. To be precise, I don't have my own Duel Disk or Duel Monster Deck at all."
"Although I did buy a pack of cards for my research subject, there were only five cards inside, not nearly enough for a forty-card Deck. My son, on the other hand, is quite interested in Duel Monsters and has collected several Decks. However, I still hope he develops in the direction of a scientist. Recently, I've been having him read Dr. Eisenstein's..."
"Stop talking nonsense. Are you trying to say you don't remember anything and are pretending to be crazy?" Hearing Hiroya Misawa rambling off-topic again, Kaiba impatiently interrupted him.
Looking at Hiroya Misawa, who was like a completely different person from the third-rate Duelist who seemed to hate him so much just now, Kaiba frowned. "You really don't remember anything? If you say this Deck isn't yours, that guy Hayato Kobayashi will take your cards."
"No, I don't need to say it, he's already taking those cards, isn't he?" Hiroya Misawa pointed in Hayato's direction. Kaiba found that just as he said, after hearing Hiroya Misawa say these cards weren't his, Hayato had already skillfully pulled out the entire Deck and swiped it.
"Mezuki, Gozuki, Daitengu, Shuten Doji. They're all Yokai. A 'Yokai' Deck, worthy of the name. Kaiba said you were a scientist, but your Deck is full of unscientific cards."
While sorting through Hiroya Misawa's Deck for cards he might be able to use and sending them to the Warehouse, Hayato casually sold the useless cards to the Shop to replenish the DP Points that had been heavily consumed for Labrynth, saying as he did so.
Hiroya Misawa scratched his bird's nest-like hair, looking somewhat helpless. "These few cards, it seems they were indeed pulled from the pack of cards I bought. But analyzing it mathematically, it's just a random event with a low probability. And besides these four cards, I also have another card that isn't a Zombie Type."
Just then, Hayato flipped to a card, and Hiroya Misawa also pointed it out. "It's this one. This one isn't a Zombie Type card, and I also found my current research subject from this card. I even tried to get investment from KaibaCorp before, but I was rejected."
"Huh? Wait a minute, Mr. Kaiba just said you are Hayato Kobayashi? Duel King Hayato Kobayashi?"
It wasn't until now that Hiroya Misawa realized that Kaiba had called out "Hayato" just now. He belatedly understood that the other person in front of him was actually the Duel King. "Oh my, I haven't paid much attention to Duel Monsters, so I really didn't recognize you. My son is actually a fan of yours. He even specifically trained himself to use multiple different Decks for Dueling, imitating you..."
"Got it, got it. I'll sign an autograph for your son later, Gozawa Kaiyo."
"It's Hiroya Misawa, Mr. Hayato Kobayashi." Hearing Hayato get his name wrong, Hiroya Misawa wasn't excited, calmly correcting him.
And Kaiba watched Hayato stand up, skillfully put away the entire Deck he hadn't finished looking through, while holding a card in his hand, and asked, "What's wrong with that card? Also, you seem to have no more hostility towards this guy?"
"Yeah, because I realized this guy seems to be just a victim, and the mastermind is someone else." Hayato showed Kaiba the Grand Jupiter card in his hand. Another "Planet" card. Then the mastermind, needless to say, was definitely that guy Tenma Yexing.
Looking at Hiroya Misawa, Hayato thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "You just said your child, you want him to become a scientist, right? I'm more curious about whether you feel any dissatisfaction at the same time about him liking Duel Monsters more?"
Although he didn't understand why Hayato was asking this, Hiroya Misawa answered quite honestly, "Probably not. After all, the research subject I'm researching is also about Duel Monsters cards. If I had to say, I am actually a bit disappointed and jealous that the person my child worships isn't his Father, me, but Mr. Hayato Kobayashi."
Hayato nodded, then asked, "What about a year ago when Kaiba rejected your investment? Did you hate Kaiba?"
Hiroya Misawa still shook his head. "No, I later reflected on my presumptuous action of seeking investment from Mr. Kaiba at that time. I tried to impress Mr. Kaiba with just words without even preparing a detailed plan explanation. It was too much of a disgrace. However, when I was directly rejected at the time, I did feel somewhat that Mr. Kaiba didn't recognize the value, but I quickly figured it out."
"Weak emotion being amplified, slight mood being amplified, so that's how it's done." Hayato muttered to himself, looking at Kaiba. "I probably understand how the mastermind managed to control others."
"Hmph, don't tell me it's that supernatural abilities account again. Stop polluting my brain with that stuff." Kaiba said disdainfully, looking at the Duel Disk in Hayato's hand, his eyes narrowed. "This isn't a Duel Disk manufactured by KaibaCorp. It seems the person who sent this guy wanted to hide their identity by using a Duel Disk whose User information wasn't registered with KaibaCorp?"
"However, they probably didn't know that after experiencing the trouble with Organization Doma last time, I added a new function to my Duel Disk. It can hack into an unknown Duel Disk when connected to it to obtain the place of manufacture information."
Speaking of this, Kaiba chuckled with some pride. Last time, Alister, Valon, and Rafael, those guys, because Yugi and Kaiba didn't know where their Headquarters were, they could only passively defend against the opponent's attack and couldn't counterattack proactively. It was only after much difficulty that they found the clue about Industrial Illusions and followed the trail to Dartz's lair on Doma Island.
And if Kaiba had used this device on his Duel Disk back then, he probably would have known about the Industrial Illusions clue as early as the first time Alister infiltrated KaibaCorp to steal the Obelisk the Tormentor card.
Raising his Duel Disk, Kaiba took out a specially made transparent card from his pocket and placed it on the Duel Disk to activate this function. The Duel Disk actually projected a map.
"Right now, the decryption is complete. The address of the guy hiding is revealed---!?"
Hayato looked at the map displayed on Kaiba's Duel Disk and said with some surprise, "Where is that? Why do you look like you're so excited?"
"Of course I'm excited!" Kaiba gave a cold snort, his gaze icy as he looked in one direction. It was the direction he and Keipei had come from, the Egyptian Branch of KaibaCorp. "This Duel Disk, it was actually manufactured in my company!?"
After the Duel ended, he collected and organized his cards before putting them into the System Warehouse. Hayato walked towards Kobayashi Hiroyuki, who was lying face down on the ground after being hit by Little Blue.
Shortly after the Duel began, Hayato had recognized that the Mysterious Person was none other than his Father, Kobayashi Hiroyuki. Besides his voice and size, the actions Kobayashi Hiroyuki unintentionally made during the Duel were also reasons Hayato could recognize him.
Not to mention, the enchanting movement Kobayashi Hiroyuki made when reaching out to point at a monster as the target of a card effect felt so natural to Hayato that he wouldn't have been surprised if he shouted "ZA WARUDO!" the next moment.
Hayato's ability to recognize Kobayashi Hiroyuki was entirely thanks to his strong deduction ability and the identification by the Dragonmaids who had previously followed Kobayashi Hiroyuki. It had absolutely nothing to do with Little Blue's identification, especially since she often dumped core cards into the Graveyard, preventing field setup, which frequently earned her glares from Kobayashi Hiroyuki.
"Wahaha, Little Blue is indeed invincible!" Little Blue tossed the stick in her hand aside and laughed proudly with her hands on her waist. As the Duel ended, she disappeared. Hayato also squatted down and flipped over Kobayashi Hiroyuki, who had a visibly large bump on his head, finding that he had fallen unconscious.
Although he had minimized the damage caused by the Dark Game as much as possible, and even the damage from the final blow was just enough to clear Kobayashi Hiroyuki's Life Points without overflowing, a Dark Game is still a Dark Game.
Changing the loser's original fate of death to unconsciousness was the limit Hayato could achieve. Although he had many questions, if Kobayashi Hiroyuki remained unconscious, Hayato wouldn't be able to get any information from him.
Although he could use Millennium Items like the Millennium Rod in his hand to forcefully awaken an unconscious person, doing so would definitely have an influence on the affected person. Hayato felt that doing so would be wrong.
Thinking this, Hayato stood up and saw Hiroya Misawa lying in the same direction as Kobayashi Hiroyuki. The Millennium Wheel of Wisdom, which he had just put back in his pocket, was taken out by Hayato again.
Hayato approached, and Kaiba, who was squatting beside Hiroya Misawa, caught a glimpse of golden light behind him out of the corner of his eye. He turned his head and saw Hayato holding the Millennium Wheel of Wisdom in his hand. He stood up and made some space for Hayato.
At the same time, he said, "I seem to have an impression of this person named Hiroya Misawa." "Huh? Didn't you say that people you defeated weren't worthy of being remembered by you?" The Millennium Wheel of Wisdom acted as a transit station, channeling the magic power from the Millennium Rod into Hiroya Misawa, who was lying unconscious with his eyes rolled back. As the magic power was poured in, a faint golden symbol of the Eye of Udjat appeared on his forehead. Hayato said to Kaiba with some surprise.
"Hmph, I didn't say I remembered him because of Duel Monsters." Kaiba gave a cold snort arrogantly, his face showing memories. "Around this time last year, I attended an international science research summit that crossed the New Year's Eve. I think I saw this person in the Elevator back then."
"He introduced himself and said he had a research subject that KaibaCorp would definitely be interested in. The research direction seemed to be about the mass-energy conversion of unknown energy within Duel Monsters cards, saying that once this research subject was conquered, it would definitely become a great deed that would influence the Future for decades or even hundreds of years."
Saying this, Kaiba shrugged. "But I wasn't very interested in that kind of thing. At that time, I was still planning the Battle City tournament. Compared to researching the unknown energy within cards, I was more concerned with taking the Three Egyptian God Cards from you and Marik."
The more Hayato listened to Kaiba, the more strange his expression became. "Let me interrupt you first. Between the New Year's Eve summit and the self-introduction in the Elevator, you didn't tell him to wait for you on the Rooftop for fifteen minutes while you went off to sleep with other female scientists, did you?"
"Hmph, the most useless man is obsessed with women. I am going to become the World's Strongest Duelist. Women are troublesome."
Kaiba's chin lifted slightly, looking quite proud. "Do you think I'm you, Hayato Kobayashi? Many industries in Domino City have already been acquired by KaibaCorp. I am quite aware that whenever it's a rest day, you don't think about further increasing your Duel Skill Level, but instead always ask Ishizu Ishtar, who doesn't look like she knows how to Duel much, to go to the cinema, amusement park, and..." "Cough, cough, skip this topic. And you're not much better. Saying women are troublesome while holding the Blue-Eyes White Dragon card all day, what's the difference from being obsessed with women?" Hayato coughed twice, deliberately interrupting Kaiba, and looked again at Hiroya Misawa, who hadn't woken up yet. "So, this guy is essentially a scientist too?"
"That's right." Kaiba turned his head and glanced at Hiroya Misawa. The Eye of Udjat on his forehead was gradually fading and disappearing as Hayato withdrew the dark magic power.
Although he was using a Millennium Item to awaken the opponent, it wasn't a forceful awakening. While Hayato could do that, it would turn the possibility of damage to memory or thought into a certainty. Although Hiroya Misawa had the intention to kill Kaiba when he attacked him earlier, Hayato was always lenient. At least, until he got some actual information from Hiroya Misawa, Hayato wouldn't let him become an idiot.
Putting away the Millennium Wheel of Wisdom, Hayato squatted down beside Hiroya Misawa, then slapped him across the face without hesitation.
"!?" Next moment, Hiroya Misawa, with a red handprint on his face, suddenly sat up, looking completely confused. "What happened?!"
He turned his head and saw Hayato and Kaiba, both with "kind" expressions.
"Yo, you're awake, Uncle." Hayato held a sharp blade drawn from the Millennium Rod, gesturing with it in the air, threatening Hiroya Misawa. At the same time, he imitated the tongue-clicking sound he remembered from Yakuza. "Be honest and confess everything you know. My blade is coated with a deadly poison that kills upon contact with blood. Don't get burned by my sharp blade."
As he spoke, Hayato even licked the blade, his overly idiotic behavior causing Kaiba to subtly move his feet and put some distance between himself and Hayato.
However, contrary to Hayato's expectation, although his performance looked like it couldn't possibly scare the previously arrogant Hiroya Misawa, he had already prepared to release Gaia and the others to give the opponent a "Strong Man Lock" with their materialized spirits if Hiroya Misawa didn't cooperate.
But Hiroya Misawa said somewhat panic-stricken, "I, I understand, I'll tell you everything you ask!"
"But, but I'm just a regular assistant at a research institute. Even if you want to ask me for some secret message, I don't know anything."
To be honest, Hiroya Misawa's reaction surprised both Hayato and Kaiba.
"I feel like this guy doesn't recognize us?" Hayato turned his head and looked at Kaiba, who also nodded.
"No, no, I do recognize Mr. Kaiba. Although I don't know if he remembers me, at a New Year's Eve science research summit last year..."
"You don't need to continue that part, I've already heard it." Hayato waved his hand, interrupting Hiroya Misawa. He stared into Hiroya Misawa's eyes, which were looking at him with a confused expression. The confusion in his eyes didn't seem fake, as if he genuinely didn't know what was happening right now.
"You really don't know what happened?" Hayato, still not convinced, asked again, and picked up Hiroya Misawa's Duel Disk that he had "conveniently" taken just now. "Just now, you attacked us with this."
Looking at the Duel Disk in Hayato's hand, Hiroya Misawa had a strange expression. "This is a Duel Disk? But this isn't mine either. To be precise, I don't have my own Duel Disk or Duel Monster Deck at all."
"Although I did buy a pack of cards for my research subject, there were only five cards inside, not nearly enough for a forty-card Deck. My son, on the other hand, is quite interested in Duel Monsters and has collected several Decks. However, I still hope he develops in the direction of a scientist. Recently, I've been having him read Dr. Eisenstein's..."
"Stop talking nonsense. Are you trying to say you don't remember anything and are pretending to be crazy?" Hearing Hiroya Misawa rambling off-topic again, Kaiba impatiently interrupted him.
Looking at Hiroya Misawa, who was like a completely different person from the third-rate Duelist who seemed to hate him so much just now, Kaiba frowned. "You really don't remember anything? If you say this Deck isn't yours, that guy Hayato Kobayashi will take your cards."
"No, I don't need to say it, he's already taking those cards, isn't he?" Hiroya Misawa pointed in Hayato's direction. Kaiba found that just as he said, after hearing Hiroya Misawa say these cards weren't his, Hayato had already skillfully pulled out the entire Deck and swiped it.
"Mezuki, Gozuki, Daitengu, Shuten Doji. They're all Yokai. A 'Yokai' Deck, worthy of the name. Kaiba said you were a scientist, but your Deck is full of unscientific cards."
While sorting through Hiroya Misawa's Deck for cards he might be able to use and sending them to the Warehouse, Hayato casually sold the useless cards to the Shop to replenish the DP Points that had been heavily consumed for Labrynth, saying as he did so.
Hiroya Misawa scratched his bird's nest-like hair, looking somewhat helpless. "These few cards, it seems they were indeed pulled from the pack of cards I bought. But analyzing it mathematically, it's just a random event with a low probability. And besides these four cards, I also have another card that isn't a Zombie Type."
Just then, Hayato flipped to a card, and Hiroya Misawa also pointed it out. "It's this one. This one isn't a Zombie Type card, and I also found my current research subject from this card. I even tried to get investment from KaibaCorp before, but I was rejected."
"Huh? Wait a minute, Mr. Kaiba just said you are Hayato Kobayashi? Duel King Hayato Kobayashi?"
It wasn't until now that Hiroya Misawa realized that Kaiba had called out "Hayato" just now. He belatedly understood that the other person in front of him was actually the Duel King. "Oh my, I haven't paid much attention to Duel Monsters, so I really didn't recognize you. My son is actually a fan of yours. He even specifically trained himself to use multiple different Decks for Dueling, imitating you..."
"Got it, got it. I'll sign an autograph for your son later, Gozawa Kaiyo."
"It's Hiroya Misawa, Mr. Hayato Kobayashi." Hearing Hayato get his name wrong, Hiroya Misawa wasn't excited, calmly correcting him.
And Kaiba watched Hayato stand up, skillfully put away the entire Deck he hadn't finished looking through, while holding a card in his hand, and asked, "What's wrong with that card? Also, you seem to have no more hostility towards this guy?"
"Yeah, because I realized this guy seems to be just a victim, and the mastermind is someone else." Hayato showed Kaiba the Grand Jupiter card in his hand. Another "Planet" card. Then the mastermind, needless to say, was definitely that guy Tenma Yexing.
Looking at Hiroya Misawa, Hayato thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "You just said your child, you want him to become a scientist, right? I'm more curious about whether you feel any dissatisfaction at the same time about him liking Duel Monsters more?"
Although he didn't understand why Hayato was asking this, Hiroya Misawa answered quite honestly, "Probably not. After all, the research subject I'm researching is also about Duel Monsters cards. If I had to say, I am actually a bit disappointed and jealous that the person my child worships isn't his Father, me, but Mr. Hayato Kobayashi."
Hayato nodded, then asked, "What about a year ago when Kaiba rejected your investment? Did you hate Kaiba?"
Hiroya Misawa still shook his head. "No, I later reflected on my presumptuous action of seeking investment from Mr. Kaiba at that time. I tried to impress Mr. Kaiba with just words without even preparing a detailed plan explanation. It was too much of a disgrace. However, when I was directly rejected at the time, I did feel somewhat that Mr. Kaiba didn't recognize the value, but I quickly figured it out."
"Weak emotion being amplified, slight mood being amplified, so that's how it's done." Hayato muttered to himself, looking at Kaiba. "I probably understand how the mastermind managed to control others."
"Hmph, don't tell me it's that supernatural abilities account again. Stop polluting my brain with that stuff." Kaiba said disdainfully, looking at the Duel Disk in Hayato's hand, his eyes narrowed. "This isn't a Duel Disk manufactured by KaibaCorp. It seems the person who sent this guy wanted to hide their identity by using a Duel Disk whose User information wasn't registered with KaibaCorp?"
"However, they probably didn't know that after experiencing the trouble with Organization Doma last time, I added a new function to my Duel Disk. It can hack into an unknown Duel Disk when connected to it to obtain the place of manufacture information."
Speaking of this, Kaiba chuckled with some pride. Last time, Alister, Valon, and Rafael, those guys, because Yugi and Kaiba didn't know where their Headquarters were, they could only passively defend against the opponent's attack and couldn't counterattack proactively. It was only after much difficulty that they found the clue about Industrial Illusions and followed the trail to Dartz's lair on Doma Island.
And if Kaiba had used this device on his Duel Disk back then, he probably would have known about the Industrial Illusions clue as early as the first time Alister infiltrated KaibaCorp to steal the Obelisk the Tormentor card.
Raising his Duel Disk, Kaiba took out a specially made transparent card from his pocket and placed it on the Duel Disk to activate this function. The Duel Disk actually projected a map.
"Right now, the decryption is complete. The address of the guy hiding is revealed---!?"
Hayato looked at the map displayed on Kaiba's Duel Disk and said with some surprise, "Where is that? Why do you look like you're so excited?"
"Of course I'm excited!" Kaiba gave a cold snort, his gaze icy as he looked in one direction. It was the direction he and Keipei had come from, the Egyptian Branch of KaibaCorp. "This Duel Disk, it was actually manufactured in my company!?"
